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The Apple-1, which made its debut in 1976 and sold for $666.66, was one of an estimated 200 produced. The machine had just eight kilobytes of RAM and was sold without a keyboard, monitor, casing, or power supply, but in principle, it worked straight out of the box. The computer was built by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs and co-founder Steve Wozniak in the garage of Mr. Jobs's parents. Here's a look back at the Mac. Splash News/Christie's/Newscom/File

Apple Computer Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs introduces the Apple II computer in Cupertino, Calif., in 1977. Apple Inc. said on Aug. 24 that Mr. Jobs was resigning as chief executive officer. He has been replaced by Tim Cook, who was the company's chief operating officer. Jobs was elected as Apple's chairman. Apple Computers Inc./AP/File

Steve Jobs poses with a Macintosh computer on the right in 1985, the year he resigned from Apple and founded NeXT. Apple bought NeXT in 1996, and Mr. Jobs returned as chief executive officer from 1997 until 2011. In 1986, Mr. Jobs acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd., which became Pixar Animation Studios and was subsequently acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2006. Andrew Popper/Zuma Press/Newscom/File

In 1998, Steve Jobs, then interim CEO and co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc., speaks at a press conference in Cupertino, California, announcing plans to shake the company out of the financial doldrums. After years of dazzling the marketplace with i-devices that play music, make telephone calls, and surf the web, Apple's fortunes soared. John G. Mabanglo/AFP/Newscom/FILE

Steve Jobs unveils the "iBook" laptop computer in 1999 at the MacWorld Expo in New York City. Newscom/FILE